Mensa Mensa IQ Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 2

Question 1

A clock shows exactly 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?

Accepted Answer

7.5°

Answer

At 3:15, the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand has moved 7.5° past the 3 (one-quarter of the 30° between hour marks), leaving an angle of 7.5° between them.

Question 2

You are in a dark room with one match, a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. Which do you light first?

Accepted Answer

The match

Answer

You must light the match first before you can ignite any other item in the room.

Question 3

If you overtake the runner in second place during a race, what position are you now in?

Accepted Answer

Second place

Answer

By passing the second-place runner, you assume their position — second place — since the first-place runner is still ahead of you.

Question 4

A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. That evening, they go to dinner together. How is this possible?

Accepted Answer

She is a photographer who took his picture, then developed it in a water-filled darkroom tray

Answer

In photography, 'shooting' means taking a picture, and 'holding underwater' refers to submerging the photo in developer solution in the darkroom.

Question 5

There are 3 apples on the table and you take away 2. How many apples do YOU have?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

You took 2 apples, so you personally have 2 — 1 apple remains on the table, but the question asks how many you have, not how many are left.

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